Intel Core i7-2760QM vs Intel Core i7-3612QM

Core i7-2760QM vs Core i7-3612QM comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-2760QM beats the Core i7-3612QM in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3612QM in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-2760QM has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-3612QM. Also, the Core i7-2760QM has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-3612QM outputs less heat than Core i7-2760QM thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-2760QM has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.